Leverstock Green FC Programme vs Real Bedford

SSML Premier Division Real Bedford Tuesday 3rd February 2024 Kick Off 3:00 pm Vs LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium

Admission £8 Concessions £4 Under 12’s Free Match Sponsor Mantis Cranes

Welcome to Leverstock Green FC Today we welcome Real Bedford Players, Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium We also welcome our match officials Referee Jonny Lam and his assistants, Rhys Stewart and Lennard Francis.

We hope you have an enjoyable afternoon with us.

The game is 1st place, Real Bedford vs us who are in 4th place, playoff places are now beginning to take shape. So, this is an important match.

You are all welcome to use the clubs bar and tea bar before, halftime and after today’s game. You will be well look after by Sue and Michelle and our catering staff, Ioana and Nigel.

On the gate Steve, Tony and Peter will give guidance for car parking and selling 50/50 tickets. The entrance fee us £8 and £4 for concessions and Under 12’s is free.

Our sponsor for today’s game is Mantis Cranes. We thank Mantis Cranes for sponsoring today’s league game.

The FA are targeting discrimination in football, see the next page in this programme, which includes racism which in the news recently.

Please use the car parking provided inside the ground, as this will avoid any unnecessary disruption to our neighbours. If you have left your car on ANY of the adjoining roads, please pop outside and bring your car in, the car parking is free.

Please follow any instructions or requests made by the club for your safety and enjoyment. The Club Management also reserves the right to refuse admission to the ground to, or to eject from the ground, any person who refuses to be searched by any steward, servant or agent of the Club or any Police officer.

The Club management accepts no responsibility for injury or loss of property.

Fixtures, results, and league tables are shown within the programme or visit our web site. http://levgreenfc.co.uk Thank you for your co-operation.

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When we know it has happened, we can take the actions needed to remove discriminatory behaviour. We'll be doing so through a range of punishments: • Players will be removed from play and suspended.

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Outreach – Working with local rough sleepers to build trust and offer access to any services needed – with a focus on bringing people into safe and stable accommodation.

The Elms – A 44-bed hostel providing emergency and short-term accommodation to single, homeless adults.

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Resettlement – Supporting clients moving from The Elms or Move On into council, social housing, or private rental.

Foodbank – Providing emergency food parcels and household provisions to local individuals and families.

In the Community – Supporting people in the community during this cost-of-living crisis and helping reduce the need to visit our Foodbank.

Social Enterprises – Developing employability skills and self-confidence in a supportive environment, while also raising income.

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Also do consultancy for a number of local football clubs Leverstock Green, Leighton Town and Amersham Town.

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Mantis Cranes specialise in the hire and sale of self-erecting tower cranes, flat-top tower cranes, luffing tower cranes and construction hoists. We also offer an extensive range of crane accessories.

We are a family-run company that has been operating in UK and Ireland for more than 20 years.

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The Management Teams First Team Fergus Moore – Manager Scott McGleish – Assistant Manager

Ross Bargent, Darren Bonfield, Aaron Eales Coach GK Coach Coach

Development Team

Andy Murray – Manager Steve Newing – Coach Mark McGinty- Coach Under 18’s Aaron McIntosh – Manager Dan Renton – Joint Manager

Dan Sadler – Coach

Club Physio Dan Homer

SSML Premier Division 3rd February 2024 Green Shirts, Green Shorts & Socks

White Shirts, White Shorts & Socks

JOSH BOWLER (GK)

TYLER McGREGOR

RIO BEACH

ALFIE BOZWARD

BRADLEY ROBISNON

LEWIS BURGESS

DAN WEEKS

JOE STEELE

MICKEY HAVILL-TIERNEY

TOM WOOD

RYAN CARRUTHERS

MATT CLIFFORD

CALLUM NEAL

JAMES DUCKET

ADEMIDE BARUWA

OLLIE SWAIN

GEORGE MITCHELL-GEARS

BEN WALSH

LUKE BECKWITH

LUKE WRIGHT

ETHAN MOONEY

LEE WATKINS

DANNY MAY

CHARLIE SMITH

NAT CONNOLLY

BEN STEVENS

DAN PETT

EDDIE CORBIT

RAWN SEALE

BEN FITZJOHN

PAUL MARKS

JOSHUA SETCHELL

RADU-MIHAL STEFANOAICA

MO AHMED

JOE SADLER

ENIOLA AGEMOH-DAVIES

LEWIS COLLINS

CLASTON GORDON

Manager: Fergus Moore Assistant: Scott McGleish GK Coach: Darren Bonfield Coach: Ross Bargent Coach: Aaron Eales Physio: Dan Homer

Manager: Rob Sinclair Assistant: Mark Ducket Coach: Peter Thomas Coach Ian Brown Physio: Lottie Burton

Referee: Jonny Lam Referee Assistants: Rhys Stewart and Lennard Francis

Home Games at the Lords Builders Merchants Stadium Kick Off

Date

Team

Event

Opponents

Day

03-Feb

1st

SSML

Real Bedford

Saturday

15:00

06-Feb

1st

GCT

Dunstable Town

Tuesday

19:45

10-Feb

Dev

HSCL

Sandridge Rovers

Saturday

15:00

13-Feb

1st

SSML

Milton Keynes Irish Tuesday

19:45

15-Feb

U18

SCYFL

Hemel Hempstead Thursday

19:45

17-Feb

1st

SSML

Crawley Green

Saturday

15:00

20-Feb

1st

SSML

Arlesey Town

Tuesday

19:45

24-Feb

Dev

HSCL

Bush Hill Rangers

Saturday

15:00

12-Mar

1st

SSML

Tring Athletic

Tuesday

19:45

23-Mar

1st

SSML

Cockfoster

Saturday

15:00

https://kitaid.net A few words about KitAid KitAid is a charity set up by, Derrick Williams MBE, who visited Tanzania on a WaterAid supporters’ trip in 1998. Derrick, being a mad footie fan, was amazed at the reception he received from children and adults in remote villages just because he was wearing one of his favourite football shirts (he follows Watford, Liverpool and Chesham Utd).

After two weeks in Tanzania, a flame was lit in Derrick’s heart, and he was on a mission to provide kit and equipment to the bare-footed children playing with footballs made of tied string and plastic bags. Twenty-one years on, KitAid has lots of volunteers and to date we’ve sent out 900,000+ kits to children and adults in 55 different countries across the world.

How to donate

If you’d like to support the KitAid cause, the easiest way to donate your unwanted football kit, in order for us to find it a new home.

Alternatively, if you don’t have any unwanted kit, but would still like to support us, we’re very grateful for any donations which will help to fund our annual costs as well as support other partnership charities where possible.

We thank you for all your support.

In working in some of the most under-privileged countries around the world, The Football Association is no stranger to seeing the impact the donation of something as simple as a shirt or a pair of shorts can make. KitAid has brought an enormous amount of pleasure and enjoyment to young and old alike through the gift of football kit and has shared the spirit of British clubs and the England team with communities in all corners of the globe.

We are proud to be associated with KitAid and wish them all the best in their endeavours for the years to come.

Jane Bateman, Head of International Relations, The Football Association

Leverstock Green FC Club Information President – Jamie Herd Chairman – Emma Smart Vice Chairman – Tony Smart General Club Secretary – Steve Ypey Football Secretary – Alan Lee Treasurer – Tony Smart General Officer – William Dawes General Committee Keith Pym, Alan Brett, Scott Isaacs, Pete Jerram, Steve Ypey, Roger Lipscombe, Garry Harvey, Gemma Williams, Stephen Fletcher, Laurence Fitzgerald, Steven Smart

Match Day Secretary - Alan Lee Membership: Steve Ypey Clubhouse Manager – Tony Smart Club Welfare Officer/Charter Standard – Scott Isaacs Functions & Sponsorship – Gemma Williams Groundsman & Team – Bill Dawes Roger Lipscombe, Peter Jerram & Alan Brett Media Officer/Website – Alan Lee Photographer/Facebook – Stephan Fletcher Programme Editor – Tony Smart Veo – Garry Harvey & Laurence Fitzgerald Accountants – Coyle & Co Honorary Life Vice-Presidents Mr. J Baldry, Mr. B Barter, Mr. C Bull, Mr. W Dawes, Mr. J Doble, Mr. S Robinson, Mr. R Saville, Mr. A Smart, Mr. P Taylor, Mr. J Williams, Mr. M Goodson, Mr. .J Lawes Web: http://levgreenfc.co.uk Twitter: @levgreenfc Facebook: @Leverstock Green F.C.

Real Bedford FC History

Based in the county town of Bedford, Bedford FC was established in 2002 as a merger of Bedford United and US Valerio. The club plays in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and is affiliated with the Bedfordshire County Football Association. Bedford United was established in 1957 as a printing firm Diemer & Reynolds staff team.

In 1971 the club joined Division Three of the United Counties League, renamed Division 2 the following season. They remained in Division 2 until leaving the league in 1979, dropping into the Bedfordshire County League and going on to win Division One in 1979-80.

In 1989 they joined Division One of the South Midlands League, becoming a member of the Senior Division following league reorganisation in 1993. 1995-96 saw them finish third in the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 1997 the South Midlands League merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League, with Bedford United placed in the Premier Division North.

After finishing fourteenth in the division in the league's first season, they were placed in the Senior Division the following season. A third-place finish in 1999-2000 saw them promoted to the Premier Division. Bedford United initially played on a pitch at the printers' firm before moving to the nearby village of Cople and returning to Bedford to play at Allen Park.

They subsequently played at Fairhill on Clapham Road, where the club's record attendance of 1,500 was during a South Midlands League match against Bedford Town. The land was later bought by Sainsbury's and Bedford United, temporarily ground-shared with Kempston Rovers at Hillgrounds in Kempston before moving to McMullen Park in 1996. The ground was named after Jim McMullen, one of the club's founders.

The merged club continued to play at McMullen Park. US Valerio, formerly known as Unione Sportiva Valerio, was formed as a club in 1985, the name coming from the Italian for "Sporting Union", with the addition of the surname of the founder Mr Nicola Valerio. US Valerio started in the Michael Peters Sunday League achieving relative success over the years; US Valerio won the Harrison & Rowley Cup in season 2005-06.

The two clubs merged in 2002 to form Bedford United & Valerio, taking Bedford United's place in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League. They finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2004–05 and were relegated to Division One. In 2006 they were renamed Bedford Valerio United before being renamed simply Bedford FC in 2007. In 2014–15 they finished third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to Division One. In April 2022, the club was taken over by podcaster and journalist Peter McCormack, who became chairman and set the goal of getting the team into the Football League. The club changed its name to Real Bedford before the 2022–23 season, which saw them win the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy and the Division One title. Honours ● Spartan South Midlands League Division One champions 2022–23● Bedfordshire Senior Trophy Winners 2012–13, 2022–23

First Team Results 2023 Date

Venue

Opponents

Score

Goalscorers

22-Jul

HFACS

Home

Tring Athletic

2-4

Lost

Blunden 2

01-Aug

SSML

Away

St Panteleimon

2-0

Won

Stefanoaica, Pett

05-Aug

FAC

Home

White Ensign

5-3

Won

Blunden 3, Stefanoaica 2

12-Aug

SSML

Home

Stansted

4-0

Won

Michell- Gears 2, Blunden, Beckwith

16-Aug

SSML

Away

FC Romania

1-4

Lost

Stefanoaica

19-Aug

FAC

Away

Walthamstow

1-3

Lost

Pett

26-Aug

FAV

Home

Ampthill

3-2

Won

Edwards 2, Newman

29-Aug

SSML

Home

Harpenden Town

2-0

Won

Beckwith, Stefanoaica

02-Sep

SSML

Home

Dunstable Town

1-4

Lost

Stefanoaica

09-Sep

SSML

Away

Shefford Town & Campton

3-1

Won

Radu 2, Pett

16-Sep

SSML

Away

Potton Utd

1- 4

Lost

Blunden

23-Sep

FAV

Away

Crawley Green

0-3

Lost

30-Sep

SSML

Home

Baldock Town

5-1

Won

Mitchell-Gears 2, Beckwith, Seale, Mooney

02-Oct

HFASC

Away

Hitchin

1 - 1*

Lost

Beckwith

07-Oct

SSML

Away

Cockfosters

2-5

Lost

Stefanoaica, Mitchell-Gears

10-Oct

SSML

Home

St Panteleimon

0-0

Draw

14-Oct

SSML

Home

Sawbridgeworth Town

3-1

Won

Mooney, Newman, Collins

17-Oct

SSML

Home

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

3-2

Won

Neal, Stefanoaica, Beckwith

21-Oct

SSML

Away

Biggleswade Utd

2-1

Won

Neal, Sadler

25-Oct

SSML

Away

London Lions

4-3

Won

Newman, Stefanoacia, Beach, Grout

28-Oct

SSML

Away

Colney Heath

1-0

Won

Pett

31-Oct

PDC

Home

London Lions

0-3

Lost

04-Nov

SSML

Away

Harpenden Town

1-3

Lost

Newman

11-Nov

GCT

Home

Northampton Sileby R.

3-0

Won

Beckwith, Stefanoaica, Mitchell-Gears

18-Nov

SSML

Away

Milton Keynes Irish

2-2

Draw

Stefanoacia 2

25-Nov

SSML

Home

FC Romania

3-2

Won

Beckwith, Beach, Mitchell-Gears

02-Dec

SSML

Home

Potton Utd

1-1

Draw

Pett

16-Dec

SSML

Away

Sawbridgeworth Town

3-1

Won

Stefanoacia 2, Pett

23-Dec

SSML

Home

Colney Heath

1-4

Lost

Stefanoaica

First Team Results & Fixtures Date

Venue Opponents

Score

Goalscorers

09-Jan

SSML

Home

Biggleswade Utd

6-0

Won

Stefanoaica, Neal 2, Beckwith, Seale, Newman

13-Jan

SSML

Away

Arlesey Town

2-1

Won

Pett, Beckwith

27-Jan

SSML

Home

London Lions

1-1

Draw Collins

30-Jan

SMC

Home

Bovingdon

3-0

Won

03-Feb

SSML

Home

Real Bedford

06-Feb

SSML

Home

Dunstable Town

10-Feb

SSML

Away

Aylesbury Vale Dyn

13-Feb

SSML

Home

Milton Keynes Irish

17-Feb

SSML

Home

Crawley Green

20-Feb

SSML

Home

Arlesey Town

02-Mar

SSML

Away

Baldock Town

12-Mar

SSML

Home

Tring Athletic

16-Mar

SSML

Away

Real Bedford

23-Mar

SSML

Home

Cockfosters

26-Mar

SSML

Away

Tring Athletic

30-Mar

SSML

Away

Crawley Green

06-Apr

SSML

Away

Dunstable Town

13-Apr

SSML

Away

Stansted

20-Apr

SSML

Home

Shefford Town & Campton

Newman, Seale, Mooney

First Team Appearances Player Rio Beach

SSML 24

PDC 1

GCT 1

StM 0

HSC 1

HCS 1

FA Cup 2

FA Vase 2

Luke Beckwith

22

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

31

Nat Connolly

24

1

1

0

0

1

2

1

30

Dan Pett

21

1

1

1

1

0

2

2

29

Radu Stefanoaica

21

0

1

0

1

1

2

0

26

Callum Neal

20

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

26

Ryan Carruthers

19

0

1

0

1

1

2

2

26

Dan Weeks

19

0

0

1

1

0

2

1

24

Mickey Havill-Tierney

16

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

24

Ethan Mooney

16

1

1

1

1

0

0

2

22

Josh Bowler

17

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

21

Jayden Newman

15

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

19

Danny May

13

1

1

0

0

1

1

2

19

Lewis Collins

12

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

17

George Mitchell-Gears

12

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

16

Ademide Baruwa

11

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

15

Rawn Seale

11

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

13

Joe Sadler

6

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

12

Bradley Robinson

8

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

11

Chris Blunden

7

0

0

0

0

1

2

1

11

Paul Marks

7

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

8

Luke Durnin

6

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

8

Austin Byfield

4

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

7

Connor McGinty

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

4

Morgan Grout

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Loris Marcimain

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Ryan Hennessy

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

Callum Moore

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

3

Scott McGleish

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

3

Shehzad Anwar

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Total 32

First Team Goal Scorers 0

FA Cup 3

FA Vase 0

0

0

0

0

7

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

7 7 7 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1

Player

SSML

PDC

GCT

StM

HSC

HCS

Radu Stefanoaica George MichellGears Dan Pett Luke Beckwith Chris Blunden Jayden Newman Callum Neal Ethan Mooney Rawn Seale Rio Beach Lewis Collins Jordan Edwards Joe Sadler Morgan Grout

15

0

1

0

0

6

0

1

0

6 5 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Match Highlights Leverstock Green 3 Bovingdon 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5rXOwAwdtw

Total 19

Alan Lee Reporting Leverstock Green 3 Bovingdon 0 Leverstock Green FC began their defence of the St Mary’s Cup on Tuesday night and progressed to the semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Bovingdon. Four of the players from Saturday’s match were rested due to injury, and three others started on the bench, but the side that was picked did a professional job with a comfortable win over a Bovingdon side containing a number of ex-Leverstock players and management.

One of the ex-Leverstock players was goalkeeper Matt Fallon, and he was brought into action in the 8th minute to parry away a shot from Ademide Baruwa, with Lewis Collins just failing to get on the rebound. Fallon did well again in the 23rd minute when Collins was through on goal, coming off his line to block the shot with his legs, and again in the 28th minute, tipping a shot from Joe Sadler over the bar.

A minute later, however, a great pass from Sadler put Jayden Newman clear of the defence, and Newman ran on to slot the ball past Fallon to give Leverstock an overdue 10 lead.

Despite having been in control of the game, Leverstock Green FC still only had their singlegoal lead at the break, and Newman was replaced at half time by Rawn Seale, having picked up an injury late in the half. Seven minutes into the second half Leverstock got the cushion of a two-goal lead. Mikey Havill-Tierney floated in a cross from the left touchline, and Seale got a glancing touch with a header into the corner of the net.

Josh Bowler was forced into his only serious save of the night in the 71st minute, turning away a header from another former Green player, Jack Allen. At the other end Fallon turned away a shot from Havill-Tierney in the 78th minute, but the third Leverstock goal finally arrived in the 89th minute as Luke Beckwith’s pass put Ethan Mooney through to put away a composed finish.

Leverstock Green FC will be away to Tring Athletic or Berkhamsted Raiders in the semifinals, on a date to be determined. They now turn their attention back to the league with a tough home game against runaway league leaders Real Bedford coming up on Saturday.

Leverstock Green FC (1) 3 (Newman 29, Seale 52, Mooney 89) 1. Josh Bowler, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Mikey Havill-Tierney, 4. Paul Marks, 5. Josh Dooley, 6.

Joe Sadler (14. Callum Moore 66 mins), 7. Lewis Collins (12. Luke Beckwith 74 mins), 8.

Dan Pett (16. Dan Weeks 83 mins), 9. Jayden Newman (15. Rawn Seale H/T), 10.

Ademide Baruwa, 11. Ethan Mooney (19. Scott McGleish 90 mins).

Photos from St Marys Cup vs Bovingdon Thanks to Stephen Fletcher

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Table 31st January 2024 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1 Real Bedford

25

22

2

1

92

17

75

68

2 Milton Keynes Irish

22

18

3

1

67

14

53

57

3 St Panteleimon

24

13

7

4

48

29

19

46

4 Leverstock Green

24

14

4

6

54

40

14

46

5 FC Romania

24

12

5

7

58

42

16

41

6 Harpenden Town

23

10

4

9

42

41

1

34

7 Colney Heath

24

10

2

12

33

39

-6

32

8 Potton United

25

9

5

11

33

44

-11

32

9 Biggleswade United

23

9

4

10

44

54

-10

31

10 Dunstable Town

23

8

6

9

35

35

0

30

11 Tring Athletic

23

8

6

9

36

40

-4

30

12 London Lions

23

7

8

8

46

44

2

29

13 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

21

9

2

10

42

50

-8

29

14 Cockfosters

21

7

7

7

43

37

6

28

15 Baldock Town

26

8

3

15

50

64

-14 24 *

16 Stansted

22

6

4

12

29

46

-17

22

17 Arlesey Town

22

5

3

14

20

51

-31

18

18 Crawley Green

21

4

4

13

28

54

-26

16

19 Shefford Town & Campton

19

4

4

11

26

58

-32

16

20 Sawbridgeworth Town

19

0

5

14

18

45

-27

5

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Results & Fixtures Saturday 27th January PREM Baldock Town PREM Biggleswade United PREM Leverstock Green PREM Potton United PREM Sawbridgeworth Town PREM St Panteleimon PREM Stansted PREM Tring Athletic

2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1

2 5 1 1 2 2 1 1

Real Bedford Colney Heath London Lions Dunstable Town Shefford Town & Campton FC Romania Harpenden Town Cockfosters

Tuesday 30th January GCT AFC Welwyn PDC Cockfosters PREM Dunstable Town HIN Eaton Socon PREM Stansted STMC Leverstock Green CC Shefford Town & Campton

1 2* 0 0 0 3 1

1* 2 1 3 1 0 2

London Lions Harpenden Town Biggleswade United Potton United Real Bedford Bovingdon Biggleswade FC

Wednesday 31st January PREM St Panteleimon

1

0

Tring Athletic

Saturday 3rd February PDC Baldock Town PREM Cockfosters PREM Harpenden Town PREM Leverstock Green PREM London Lions PREM Milton Keynes Irish PREM Shefford Town & Campton PREM Stansted PREM Tring Athletic

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Potton United Crawley Green Real Bedford Biggleswade United Sawbridgeworth Town Arlesey Town Dunstable Town St Panteleimon

Leverstock Green Football Club Club Scarf £11 Club Pin Badge £4 Club Pen £2 Beanie £10

Man of the Match Callum, named as MOM vs Bovingdon presented

by Tony Smart

50 appearances Well done to Luke Beckwith, who made his 50th appearance for the club on Saturday!

Also, too the following who recently passed 50 appearances: Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica (51) Brad Robinson (52) Rawn Seale (54)

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Where a Club finishes in 1st position but does not meet the minimum criteria for promotion to the next Step (which shall include being awarded a Grade 5 following an independent ground grading inspection), the Club finishing in 2nd position shall be promoted and the Club finishing in 3rd position (and so on) shall be the Club in the next eligible position to take part in the Play Off Matches. Where a Club finishes in a Play Off Position but does not meet the Criteria for participation in Play Off Matches, the Club finishing in the next eligible position shall take part in the Play Off Matches.

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Development Team Fixtures and Results Date

Venue

Opponents

Score

Goalscorers

05-Aug

HSCL

Away

Bushey Hill Rangers

1-5

Lost

Moore

08-Aug

HSCL

Home

Everett Rovers

0-3

Lost

15-Aug

HSCL

Home

0-3

Lost

19-Aug

HSCL

Home

Chipperfield Corinthians Hinton

2-4

Lost

Hennessy, Kelly

22-Aug

HSCL

Away

Colney Heath

1-2

Lost

Lodovica

26-Aug

HSCL

Away

Hatfield Town

1-4

Lost

Hennessy

02-Sep

HSCL

Away

Cockfosters Res

2-1

Won

Mandeville, Hajousman

09-Sep

HSCL

Home

Hatfield Town

0-6

Lost

16-Sep

HSCL

Away

Lemsford

3-2

Won

Herbert, McGinty, Hennessy

23-Sep

HSCL

Home

Cuffley

4-6

Lost

Adriano 2, Hennessy, Moore

26-Sep

HFAC

Home

Apsley Argle

4-3

Won

Kirov 2, Michell-Gears, Stefanoaica

07-Oct

HSCL

Home

Hertford Heath

0-5

Lost

14-Oct

HSCL

Away

London Lions Dev

4-6

Lost

Dischamps 2, Kirov, Grout

21-Oct

HSCL

Home

Buntingford Utd

2-4

Lost

Grout, Marshall

28-Oct

NAT

Home

Bovingdon Res

1-2

Lost

Dischamps

07-Nov

HFAC

Home

Cuffley

2-3

Lost

Moore, Duane-Berry

11-Nov

HSCL

Away

Baldock Town Res

2-0

Won

McIntosh 2

25-Nov

HSCL

Away

Oracle Components

1-6

Lost

Havill-Tierney

02-Dec

HSCL

Away

Belstone

1-2

Lost

Evripidis Grigoriou

16-Dec

HSCL

Home

Colney Heath Res

2-1

Won

Moore 2

13-Jan

HSCL

Home

London Lions Dev

1-0

Won

Duane-Berry

27-Jan

HSCL

Away

Hinton

4-1

Won

McIntosh 2, Kanda, Dalli

03-Feb

HSCL

Away

Apsley Argyle

10-Feb

HSCL

Home

Sandridge Rovers

17-Feb

HSCL

Away

Everett Rovers

24-Feb

HSCL

Home

Bushey Hill Rangers

02-Mar

HSCL

Away

Sandridge Rovers

Herts Senior County League Premier Division Results and Fixtures Saturday 27th January L

Belstone First

2

4

Lemsford First

L

Buntingford Town First

2

3

Cuffley Seniors First

L

Chipperfield Corinthians First

3

1

Everett Rovers

L

Colney Heath FC Reserves

1

5

Apsley Argyle First

L

Hertford Heath First

0

7

Hatfield Town First

L

Hinton First

1

4

Leverstock Green Development

L

Sandridge Rovers First

A

W

London Lions Development

CC

Bush Hill Rangers FC First

4

0

AFC Spelthorne Sports Club First

CC

Royston Town FC U23

2

0

Oracle Components First

Saturday 3rd February L

Apsley Argyle First

Leverstock Green Development

L

Baldock Town Reserves

Cuffley Seniors First

L

Belstone First

Bush Hill Rangers FC First

NAT

Hertford Heath First

Hinton First

L

Lemsford First

Cockfosters Reserves

L

Oracle Components First

Colney Heath FC Reserves

NAT

Sandridge Rovers First

Bovingdon Reserves

L

Everett Rovers

London Lions Development

L

Hatfield Town First

Chipperfield Corinthians First

Herts Senior County League Premier Division Table 27th January 2024 Team

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1 Hatfield Town First

22

15

4

3

58

49

2 Belstone First

17

14

2

1

30

44

3 Chipperfield Corinthians First

19

14

1

4

24

43

4 Cuffley Seniors First

16

12

1

3

27

37

5 Hertford Heath First

19

11

4

4

22

37

6 London Lions Development

22

8

7

7

0

31

7 Hinton First

17

9

3

5

14

30

8 Bush Hill Rangers FC First

19

8

5

6

3

29

9 Buntingford Town First

22

8

4

10

-10

28

10 Colney Heath FC Reserves

20

7

5

8

-7

26

11 Apsley Argyle First

23

7

3

13

-19

24

12 Everett Rovers

20

6

4

10

-6

22

13 Oracle Components First

17

6

2

9

-1

20

14 Leverstock Green Development

19

6

0

13

-30

18

15 Lemsford First

19

4

4

11

-24

16

16 Cockfosters Reserves

14

3

3

8

-16

12

17 Sandridge Rovers First

18

2

4

12

-26

10

18 Baldock Town Reserves

19

2

2

15

-39

8

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Leverstock Green Development had their second win on the trot with a good 1 – 0 win over London Lions Development. Dylan Duane-Berry was our goal scorer. This win takes us up to 14th in the league table.

Leverstock Green Development pulled off an impressive 4-1 win away to Hinton in today’s Herts Senior County League Premier Division match. Jamie McIntosh scored twice, with Joe Dalli and Schilo Kanda adding the other goals. It was a third straight league win for Andy Murray’s side.

There was late heartbreak for the Under-18s, as they came very close to ending the 100% record of Tring Athletic in Thursday night’s SCFYL Corinthian Division game but were beaten by a goal deep into stoppage time.

Tring had won their opening four league games, as well as having a long run in the FA Youth Cup, and they took an early lead. However, Stan Kenyon equalised for Leverstock in the 14th minute. The score remained a 1-1 until the 4th minute of stoppage time when Tring scored a winner.

Leverstock Green’s Under-18s earned their fourth league win of the season and their first of 2024 on Thursday night. After a goalless first half, goals from Alex King and Oscar Martin put Leverstock into a 2-0 lead. Kings Langley pulled a goal back, but a further goal from Tom Rutherford sealed a 3-1 win.

Under 18’s Team Fixtures and Results Date 16-Aug

FAYC

31-Aug

Venue Away

Opponents Oxhey Jets

Score 1-4 Lost

Goalscorers Payne

SCYFL Away

Leighton Town

1-4

Lost

Dischamps

15-Sep

SCYFL Away

Hemel Hempstead

1-2

Lost

21-Sep

SCYFL Home

Dunstable Town

4-1

Won

28-Sep

SCYFL Away

Buckingham

5-0

Won

05-Oct

SCYFL Home

Winslow

1-4

Lost

Dischamps 2, Darr, Roberts Kelly 3, McIntosh, Renton McIntosh

12-Oct

SCYFL Away

Aylesbury Vale Dyn

1-2

Lost

Moore

19-Oct

SCYFL Away

Dunstable Town

0-3

Lost

23-Oct

BHC

Barnet

2-1

Won

McIntosh, Martin

16-Nov

SCYFL Away

Winslow

3-5

Lost

23-Nov

SCYFL Home

Aylesbury Vale Dyn

3-0

Won

28-Nov

BHC

Crawley Green

4-1

Won

Sadler, McIntosh, Dischamps Dischamps, Kelly, McIntosh McIntosh 3, McGinty

11-Jan

SCYFL Away

Tring Athletic

1-2

Lost

25-Jan

SCYFL Home

Kings Langley

3-1

Won

Martin, Wood, King

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Leighton Town

1-1

Draw

Martin

SCYFL Home

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Away

Away

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Southern Counties Floodlight League Corinthian League Table 1st February 2024 Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

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9

9

0

0

28

27

2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18 FL

9

6

0

3

11

18

3 Winslow United U18 Southern

10

5

2

3

4

17

4 Leighton Town U18

8

5

1

2

11

16

5 Kings Langley FC U18

10

5

0

5

-4

15

6 Hemel Hempstead Town U18

8

4

2

2

13

14

7 Leverstock Green U18

12

4

1

7

-1

13

8 Berkhamsted FC U18

7

3

0

4

-1

9

9 Dunstable Town U18

11

3

0

8

-21

9

10 Buckingham Football Club U18 S

10

0

0

10

-40

0

Under 18’s Team Goal Scorers Jamie McIntosh Luc Dischamps Shay Kelly Oscar Martin Archie Roberts Kaashan Darr James Renton Callum Moore Joe Sadler Stanley Kenyon Archie Wood Daniel Payne Connor McGinty

League 4 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

BHC 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

League Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HFA U18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAY Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Total 8 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Hemel Hempstead Town U18

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Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18

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COR

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Winslow United U18 Southern

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Hemel Hempstead Town U18

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Leighton Town U18

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Tring Athletic U18 Midweek

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Winslow United U18 Southern

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Berkhamsted FC U18

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Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18

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Leighton Town U18

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Hemel Hempstead Town U18

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Dunstable Town U18

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Leverstock Green FC was formed around 1895. The first match reports appeared on January 4th 1896 in the Advertiser and gave an account of a match against Hemel Hempstead Rovers.

The first competitive fixtures were reported during season 1908/1909 when the Club competed in Division Three of the West Herts League. Other clubs competing in the league at that time were: Abbots Langley, Bovingdon, Boxmoor, Bushey Heath, Hagden Lane, Kings Langley and Potten End. The Club ground in Pancake Lane originally formed part of the Gorhambury Estate, Lord Verulam making the ground available for the youth of the area and his estate workers to enjoy a game of ball. Clearly Lord Verulam was an early enthusiast, providing timber-built changing rooms, which have been progressively replaced since the 1960s by the existing brick-built clubhouse and changing rooms.

On the death of the Lord, certain parcels of land, including that on which the Football Club stood, fell to the Crown in lieu of death duties and is administered on its behalf by the Commission for New Towns, who have remained the Clubs landlords since that time, despite two unsuccessful attempts by the Club to buy the freehold.

Leverstock Green FC remained members of the West Herts League until 1954 when it broadened its horizons and successfully applied to join the Herts County League.

By the mid 1970s the Club started to move forward with a new clubhouse, post & rail, and the installation of training lights.

The playing side of the club also improved and in 1979 the club won Division One of the Herts County League and were promoted to the Premier Division – the highest standard the Club had achieved in 80 years.

In 1991 Leverstock Green FC were accepted into the South Midlands League and had two highly successful seasons in the Premier Division before being forced to drop into the Senior Division, as floodlights were then not available. In 1996 the club finished in runnersup position and the following season were the divisional champions but could not be promoted because floodlights had still not received approval from the Council.

Premier Division status was eventually regained in 2003, and the club is now the longeststanding current member of the division. The club’s highest finish in the Premier Division has been 4th, in season 2010/11, with top six finishes also being recorded in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2008/09.

Season 2010/11 also saw the club’s best ever run in the FA Vase, with wins over Welwyn Garden City, Enfield, Hullbridge Sports, Tunbridge Wells and Bemerton Heath Harlequins before defeat in the Fifth Round against Rye United. The club has twice reached the Third Round of the FA Vase, in seasons 2006/07 and 2018/19.

Leverstock Green FC entered the FA Cup for the first time in 2004, and the club’s best performance has been reaching the Second Round Qualifying, which was achieved in 2014/15, where we were beaten by Staines Town, and in 2018/19 where we were beaten

by Dorking Wanderers.

County honours were won in 2006/07 and 2010/11 as the Herts Charity Shield was lifted, and the club were beaten finalists in the Herts Charity Cup in 2011/12. After finishing runners-up four times over the previous 12 years, The West Herts FA St Mary’s Cup was finally lifted for the first time in 2017/18 with victory over Berkhamsted in the final at Vauxhall Road.

Between 2005 and 2015 the club ran a successful Ladies’ Team, which rose from the Beds and Herts League into the Eastern Region Womens League, reaching the Premier Division in 2013.

The under-18 side competes in the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League. The team finished runners-up in their division in seasons 2010/11 and 2014/15, and in 2015/16 they reached the final of both the Brian Hitchings Cup and the Colwyn Cup, losing in both finals to Luton Town Cedars. Many players have made the step up from under-18 level to first team level, and those who have gone on to play much higher up the non-league pyramid include Charlie Gorman (Eastbourne Borough), Luke Warner-Eley (Royston Town, St Albans

City) and Jonathan Lacey (Hemel Hempstead Town) who also represented the England non-league side in the Falklands while a Leverstock Green player.

The Pancake Lane ground has seen many improvements due to ever more stringent ground grading requirements. In 2007 the Peter Metcalfe changing rooms were built at a cost of £90,000. 2008 saw the refurbishment of the clubhouse to include new toilets and a new hospitality suite. In 2009 the concrete walkway was completed to cover three sides of the ground and a seated stand accommodating 113 spectators was installed.

Season 2018/19 was one of turmoil and sadness, as long-serving fixture secretary Graham Smart passed away suddenly only weeks after taking on the role of interim chairman. A season which promised so much at the start ended with the club only securing Premier Division safety on the final day.

Emma Smart took over as chairman for season 2019/20, and with a new management team and a new spirit of optimism the club was on course for a safe mid-table finish before the season was brought to a premature end by Covid-19. The management team of Matt Harding and Mick Vipond continued into the 2020/21 season, which again came to a premature end.

For season 2021/22, a new management team of Fergus Moore, Scott McGleish and Paul Marks was appointed. Fergus and Scott continued through season 2022/23 and won their first silverware for the club with a 1-0 win over Tring Athletic in the final of the West Herts St Mary’s Cup. Fergus and Scott are joined by former Under-18 manager Ross Bargent for season 2023/24, and the club has also started a Development Team this season, which will be playing in the Herts Senior County League Premier Division.

Four club stalwarts have received awards from the Football Association and the Herts FA for 50 years’ service to football. The first was Jim Matthews, affectionately known as “Macca”, who passed away at the age of 90 in 2006. The second was Bill Dawes in 2014, and the third was long-serving club secretary Brian Barter in 2019. Brian stood down from his role as secretary in 2020, having twice been honoured with awards from the Spartan South Midlands League. The fourth to receive the award was vice-chairman and treasurer Tony Smart in 2023.

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We also offer bulk discounts for merchants and the flexibility to source outside of a fixed product range. Delivery on most products is free inside the M25 and Home Counties. Feel free to search the site and remember that our product list is by no means exhaustive. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, we’ll do our best to find it for you. Please e-mail the Sales Team at info@condell-ltd.com, or phone on 020 8254 0066 with any material enquiries you may have.

We look forward to doing business with you.

Jim McMeckan, Director

VICE PRESIDENTS CLUB 2023-24 Leverstock Green Football Club would like to thank the Vice Presidents for their help and assistance pledged for this season.

Colin Bull, Peter Dennis, Jim Doble, Peter Frasier, Roger Stokes As in previous seasons the donations made by our Vice Presidents have assisted us in providing many improvements.

Would you like to join, £25 will secure your place.

GOLD Members Club Tony Smart, Alan Lee, Keith Pym Colin Bull and Bill Dawes The Gold Members Club for those who have given significant donations to the club.

Leverstock Green FC would like to thank the above which allows the club to have additional resources for their use.

If you like to join the Gold Club, please contact Tony Smart

MAIN CLUB SPONSOR SEASON 2023-2024

Lords Kings Langley Address: Premier Works, Primrose Hill Kings Langley, WD4 8HR Phone: 01923 268222 E-mail: sales@lordsbm.co.uk